Another delightful section of a #steampunk #neovictorian control panel. #design #aesthetics #blender3d #blender3dart

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Another 40sq cm chunk of a #steampunk control panel. I’ll do three more variations following this pattern. #blender3d #blender3dart #design #aesthetics

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Scat “boop oop a doop” and variations (Esther Lee Jones, Helen Kane, Betty Boop, Marilyn Monroe); hippie “coo coo ca choo”; Beatles “goo goo ga joob”

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Enjoying more live theater.

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